"<< Objectives >>The aim of the DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS LAB (DEL) project is to develop an innovative practical model of civic education for adults who want to develop their influence on the environment and, consequently, also to positively change the world in the DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS concept.The project will contribute to the growth of social inclusion of various social groups (especially people at risk of marginalization), the use of new technologies and marketing tools. DEL will increase positive participatio.<< Implementation >>ACTIONS:* developing and testing innovative DEL methods and tools* training of 85 people - DEL Leaders, including 10 DEL Trainers* wide sharing of DEL methods and tools* 9 remote Workshops for DEL Leaders* promoting the local use of the DEL methodology* 3 direct congresses of DEL Leaders (GER, POL, SLO)* building DEL ecosystems in 3 cities that were constantly working on DE changes and their implementation* take full advantage of digitization* evaluation of the Project's activities<< Results >>RESULTS:* ""ENGAGE, CONNECT, ALLOW"" - an e-manual for engaging, connecting and empowering using DEL as an innovative tool for: trainers, educators, leaders and activists* Training of DEL TRAINERS - actual and innovative blended learning course, using creativity and innovative methodology for people working locally in the area DEL* DEL Relay - international DEL gamification* DEL City Portrait for 3 cities* DEL mini competence portal"

"<< Background >>Our project addresses the statement (The Guardian 30/4/2021) by Frans Timmermans, vice-president of the EU commission"" if social policy and climate policy are not combined, to share fairly the costs and benefits of creating a low-carbon economy, the world will face a backlash from people who fear losing jobs or income, stoked by populist politicians and fossil fuel interests. He said: “It’s not just an urgent matter – it’s a difficult matter. We have to transform our economy. There are huge benefits, but it’s a huge challenge. The biggest threat is the social one. If we don’t fix this, our children will be waging wars over water and food. There is no doubt in my mind.”ACT as a Doughnut aims to engage, connect and empower youngsters to be an active citizen to co-create ""their ""thriving city. We will develop educational materials; train our youth workers who will train their local associated teachers in the domain of social science/citizenship. Their students will create a city portrait and use the power of imagination on how their thriving city would look like. As a second step, based on education materials re the Dougnut theory they will advise their city on the best next steps. The new methodologies will be shared via various platforms including the global prestigious of https://www.community-arts.net/ (CAN) and https://doughnuteconomics.org/tools-and-stories/14 (DEAL) managed by two of our global associated partners. Together we can be the difference and realize our mission.""ACT"" stands for the “doing” part as now is the time to ACT: The urgency to fight the lack of social cohesion and the lack of how to ""manage"" the environmental challenges has never been so high. ACT is also the abbreviation of ""Artist Create Together"" as we will use creativity, arts, and culture to engage and connect. ACT is a metaphor in the sense that we all are the architects of our own future. To engage and inspire the primary target groups we will co-create with cultural creatives of our CAN network and use their methodologies. ""As a Doughnut"" refers to the theory in the book: the Dougnut Economy"". A book that transformed into a knowledge platform that uniquely combines social cohesion within the boundaries of the planet. (https://doughnuteconomics.org/).Context and backgroundContextWe all are aware that our societies face multiple crises; like climate and environmental; increasing gaps between those who ""have and have not""; lack of (jobs) perspective, (Im-) migration, and a generic distrust in institutes especially amongst our ""Gen Z"" youngsters. Corona enlarges all these gaps. we work towards an inclusive society. It is key that 30 % of the students are from a minority background.Crisis means “a crucial point”. The challenges have never been so high, but we do have the capacity to find answers!. This takes You and Me. This dilemma offers a unique opportunity to stimulate education to be a driver of transformation.Our primary target groups will be youth workers, students in the age group of 15- 19 years, and their teachers. Our secondary target groups are cities, their representatives, and our associated partners.Based on our shared values we create innovative methodologies and formats that will be used by youth workers and teachers to mobilize youngsters to become an active citizen.Two global associated partners CAN and DEAL are eager to co-create while we develop blended educational formats and scale globally. We can build on the toolkits developed by them and the one of the City of Amsterdam.Our national and global associated partners in Education are eager to learn and reuse the new methodologies we develop.All (no one left behind) youngsters, deserve a quality education and ACT to create their own future. However, we know by experience and are backed by reports that we face gaps in all five countries. Youth workers, teachers, students, and cities asked for our support. We aim to drive this transformatio<< Objectives >>The project is a co-creation in five countries; The Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia by five independent NGOs: MasterPeace Foundation (MP), Youth Power (Germany), Fundacja Wspólnota Wielopokoleniowa (Po), MasterPeace Ro (Ro), and EDU 4 U (Edu4U).We have worked together before on various EU projects. Our common mission and values are to mobilize talents for a sustainable future and to contribute to SDG 4, (Quality Education ) and 16 (Peace and justice/ social inclusion.CAN and DEAL are new and act already with great power. Bringing these worlds together we have the power and momentum to create new educational materials, fuel and foster the transformation in the 5 countries and scale this in our impressive networks.As a project team, our mission and passion are to guide youngsters as active citizens and, via our train the trainer approach, grow the competencies in Education to be a driver for local transformation. Both CAN and DEAL as associated partners encourage us (see attachments) to develop via this program new educational materials (O1 and O2) to;- be used by youngsters as grassroots changemakers on social cohesion AND environmental challenges in their cities (additional prio); in O3 and O4 they run and present projects and realize their inclusive democratic participation. (a key topic);- include youngsters with a minority background to inspire them to take the lead towards an inclusive society;- support their teachers to learn new key competencies (additional priority), create a new curriculum, and co-create transnational insights via relays and peer-to-peer reviews.Our main objective is to boost the positive and active participation of youngsters to create a sustainable future in their local community based on shared (EU) values. Our sub-objectives are:1) To train teachers in the domain of social science/citizenship and offer innovative educational materials (topic 3 Creating new, innovative, or joint curricula or courses);a) their key competence in how to engage and connect youngsters using creativity and the power of imagination (Topic 1 creativity, arts, and culture)b) their competence in how to teach their students on social inclusion within the boundaries of our planet. (additional prio Development of key competences)c) their didactic and educational skills via blended learning and sustain this as “the new normal” (additional prio Development of key competences)2)To engage and challenge the students (30 % with a minority background) to start community projects for social inclusion using arts for social change and doughnut theory education and provide feedback as co-creator in the innovation of new education formats (topic 2; inclusive democratic participation)3) To build an ecosystem with the students as an accelerator in co-creation with their community and local government for sustainable change;4) To pilot the Doughnut theory in Education and address the social inclusion and environmental challenges and share lessons learned on a local, national, and global level; doing this we also strengthen the network of the five cities, and their representatives (additional prio); Our partner DEAL is an important associated partner to learn, share and scale5) To grow the network of Arts for social change via Education. Our partner CAN is an important associated partner to learn, share and scale<< Implementation >>Activities per Project Result: Result 1 (O1) ""engage, connect and empower""- handbook;We will develop a handbook to engage, connect and empower using arts for social impact and the Doughnut Economy Theory as an innovative resource for teachers and youth workers;Result 2 (O2): online ""train the trainer"" courseWe will develop and organize an innovative and up-to-date blended learning course using creativity, imagination, and methodologies to youth workers and teachers on the topics of O1 so that they gain key competencies in the domain of social science/ citizenship to engage, connect and empower youngsters in O3;Result 3 (O3): ""ACT as a Doughnut community projects"";The students run projects in their city and have a structured dialogue with the city representatives on the ""why, how, and what"" to create a thriving city and be ready to share this on a local and transnational level as mentioned on O4. To teachers, this is also training on the job “how to implement blended learning in social science/citizenships”. Students act as co-creator with the teacher to evaluate the new educational materials. Moreover, this is a trigger for students to experience and become an active citizen.To city representatives, this is a new or improved way to co-create with young citizens.Result 4 (O4); ACT Relay;We will facilitate the students to organize a transnational relay. Via the relay youngsters in the five countries will interact, present, and provide peer-to-peer advice. Based on the feedback they finalize their structured dialogue with their city representatives. Their content will be shared as prestigious ambitions of their respective cities in 05Result 5 (O5): ACT in Education LabWe will build and maintain a knowledge platform fed constantly with learnings, and new methodologies developed as a result of implementing this project in Education and link our lessons learned and outputs with the platforms of the 2 associated partners CAN and DEAL<< Results >>Result 1 (O1) ""engage, connect and empower"" handbook; a ready to use and scalable handbook/ educational materials in 6 languagesResult 2 (O2): Online ""train the trainer"" course; youth workers and teachers are trained. The course itself is scalable; available in 6 languagesResult 3 (O3): ""ACT as a Doughnut community projects""; ca 60 students per country (in total 300) implement (split in 5 teams) projects in their communities and choose out of the five categories of the Doughnut theory (so per country 5, in total 25 projects);a) ""Empowered"" (focussing on the topics Peace & Justice, Social equity, Political Voice and Equality in Diversity); b) ""Connected"" (focussing on the topics connectivity, community, mobility, and culture); c) ""Enabled"" (focussing on the topics jobs, income, education, and energy) d) ""Healthy"" (focussing on the topics of health, housing, water, and food)e) ""Local - ecological""- (the environmental dimension) The local community in their city will experience the ideas that the students put into action (via the 5 projects)Representatives of the city gain insight into the ambitions of their youngsters and will learn that youngsters can become active citizens and co-create to realize the local strategiesResult 4 (O4); ACT Relay;Students learn for their peers in other countries, deepen their understanding of the contexts in the 5 countries and their own insights into how to create a thriving city, and finalize the 25 recommendations (5 per category) to their city representatives. In total we will have gross (as there will be overlaps) 125 recommendationsResult 5 (O5): ACT in Education LabOur methodology, the lessons learned in general, and the 25 recommendations per city will be shared on our platform that will be linked with the CAN and DEAL knowledge base.5 City portraits will be shared on this and the DEAL platformThe creative formats will be shared on this and the CAN platformOther results are:- The projects will be guided by youth workers and teachers who will involve 300 students. Ca 30 % will have a minority background.- The 5 multiplier events invite 150 stakeholders to foster the ecosystem needed for the transformation- Education will gain a responsible role as a driver of transformation in their city- Youth workers will grow in impact as they grow their skills and quality formats for social innovation- Teachers will gain didactic and personal skills and learn how to use a broader education portfolio relevant to a digital era- Students are engaged and empowered as they run innovative projects and are embracing the role of co-creator of blended formats- our follow up strategy will result in a unique scalability potential as we will share this on a global level to NGO's in 40+ countries via the MP NL network, via the partners in their regional and national networks, and via CAN and DEAL with their global partners"